Bumble signs definitive agreement to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings for $1.3 billion

Bumble announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.3 billion, with Class A shareholders receiving $6.05 per share. This is a material merger-and-acquisition development that advances the previously reported take-private talks and has clear forward implications for Bumble shareholders, while the transaction itself has not yet closed. Importance is high because the deal establishes defined consideration and a path to private ownership; surprise is moderated because advanced talks were reported the prior day. Confidence is high because the supporting context explicitly describes the definitive agreement, although the exact underlying signing time is not provided and the timestamp is anchored to the first report. BMBL and BX are approved because Bumble is the target and Blackstone affiliates are explicitly identified as shareholders that approved the transaction; speculative read-throughs to unrelated peers and platforms are excluded.